Spanning the globe on a Monday Morning. ...

After it's 55-7 win at Ole Miss, Alabama is No. 2 in the first release of the BCS rankings, just behind SEC West rival LSU. The Tide and Tigers meet in Tuscaloosa on Nov. 5. With so many undefeateds still around in college football, it's unlikely the loser will work its way back into the BCS championship game, so their regular season meeting is in essence a play-in game for the national championship. An interesting take from Jon Solomon of the Birmingham News here on the games that matter and the ones that don't. ...

LSU, meanwhile, continues its pursuit of the national championship with quite an unusual situation at quarterback. ...

Last Friday Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart gave a strong vote of confidence to embattled Wildcats coach Joker Phillips. Kentucky did not play this weekend. The Wildcats are at home Saturday against 5-1 FCS opponent Jacksonville State, who is no stranger to winning in an SEC team's house. After Jax, Kentucky begins the Magnolia Challenge with Mississippi State and Ole Miss visiting Lexington on back-to-back Saturdays. ...

From Columbia, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier confirms the season-ending knee injury to RB Marcus Lattimore, his top offensive threat. Lattimore was the SEC's leading rusher until Alabama's Trent Richardson moved ahead of him following the Ole Miss game. ...